... absence. This is about as last minute as you can get with a vacation blog since I am writing this when I only have one vacation day left. (It just sounded like fireworks went off right by our hotel which was very intriguing, but they only lasted a minute, not enough time for us to get motivated to jump out of bed and search the skyline for any sight of them). Now that I have nicely digressed for you, let me go back to the beginning, since I ...

... the mill workers lived in, museum and the opportunity to pan for gold in sluice boxes provided. It was an interesting side bar to the weekend’s primary activity….partying.

On Sunday we ran the lower section of the South Fork of the American River. Not having our own raft, or the required river knowledge, we booked a trip with OARS. We were lucky to have a very knowledgeable guide and to be the first raft in the group of seven that went down ...

After the Fort visit we went to the Old Historic Downtown Sacramento. They have restored many buildings to look as they did a century or more ago. As is the case of alot of this type of location- lots of souvenir shops, cafes etc. It was interesting tho. We ate at a cool place called "Fanny Ann's Saloon". Great burgers and the place was loaded with antiques of all kinds. There ...

What's the fun going on in Sacramento while I’m here? Austin was head over heels in music with SXSW, Phoenix was immersed in March-spring-training baseball time. Now it’s Sacramento, first weeks of April, my birthday and Easter too.

Look to the Visitor’s Bureau first. http://www.discovergold.org/ I’ve only got one full weekend and that weekend I see is packed with Easter fests. Kids are invited ...